2.1 (CONGRESS) Flashcards
Leader of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES is
Speaker of the House
In the House of Representatives, how many terms does each member serve?
2 TERMS
In the House of Representatives, how many members are there total? How is the amount of members decided?
- Dependent on the population of the state.
What are the requirements of being a member of the House of Representatives?
Must be 25 years old, at least seven years of citizenship in United States and a resident of the United States.
In the SENATE, what is the leaders name?
Vice president
If the leader of the Senate is absent, who is in charge of every day activities that occur in the Senate?
Presidential pro tempore
In the Senate, what are the requirements of being a member?
Must be at least 30 years old have nine years of citizenship in the United States and a resident of the United States.
How long are Senate members terms? How many members are in the Senate? How are the amount of senators decided?
Six year terms. 100 members. Two members per state.
What are the expressed powers of congress? (That are shared between BOTH houses)
Declaring war. Raising an army/navy. Borrow and coin money. Regulate interstate commerce. Create federal courts. Naturalization of immigration.
What are the powers DENIED to congress?
Cannot place taxes on exports. Cannot suspend the writ of habeas corpus. Cannot pass bills of attainder. Cannot pass ex post facto laws.
What is the writ of habeas corpus?
The right to judge; wrongly imprisoned
What are bills of attainder?
Law that puts people in prison with no trial
What are ex post facto laws?
Cannot make things more illegal, can’t be tried again (double jeopardy). However, Congress is allowed to make things less illegal.
In what article of the constitution are the writ of habeas corpus, bills of attainder, and ex post facto laws in?
Article I.
